On the eve of their Annual Session, Eastern PA Conference members and guests will view a compelling, award-winning film about the painful truths of human sex trafficking in their state. So far, over 100 conference registrants have indicated they would …
New disaffiliation-related resolutions added for AC2019
Two new Annual Conference resolutions submitted by two conference boards have been added to make a total of 19. They relate to the new church disaffiliation rules passed by The United Methodist Church’s Special Session of General Conference in February …
Quest Diagnostics “Blueprint for Wellness” Screenings
A. Quest Diagnostics Blueprint for Wellness – June 14 & 15, 2019 We encourage all members enrolled in HealthFlex to sign up for a “Blueprint for Wellness” screening provided by Quest Diagnostics during Annual Conference. The Blueprint for Wellness screening …
2019 Conference to explore ministry of generations
Worship to celebrate ageless wisdom of Psalms By John W. Coleman We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders …
AC2019 resolutions, GC2020 nominations due in March
We have several March deadlines coming up; and two of the most important relate to the 2019 Session of Annual Conference, June 13-15…
Conference featured in several key media stories
The Eastern Conference PA Conference has appeared in both the United Methodist and Philadelphia media lately. The Philadelphia Inquirer and www.philly.com published a story about our Annual Conference’s historic passage of Resolution 2018-25, which canceled most of the unpaid “prior-years’ …
Annual Conference 2018: ‘A time for every purpose’
By John W. Coleman To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NKJV) Invoking heaven’s oversight from start to finish, the 232nd Eastern PA Annual Conference, June 14-16, sought to reconcile its uneven …
Sustaining mission through ‘Holy Currencies’
Money, Time and Place, Gracious Leadership, Relationship, Truth, Wellness. Those are the six Holy Currencies the Rev. Eric Law shared with Eastern PA Conference members in his interactive teaching session at their 2018 Annual Conference June 15. These essential values must circulate or flow among people to form a “cycle of blessings,” he said. They should continuously recycle through exchanges, like currency, to ensure that effective ministry can be both “missional and sustainable.”
Annual conference urged to embrace change, unity
“Raise your expectations.” That is the Rev. Justin Hancock’s advice when asked what United Methodists can do to improve “disability ministry.” “You must have gospel-level expectations. That is when the world begins to change.” That advice, offered during his sermon …
Changed
A sermon by Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference Service of Ordination & Commissioning, June 15, 2018 Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 Pre-sermonic hymn: “Changed” (A wonderful change has come over me) What a wonderful change has come over me. Changed. …